Tunde Agboke (Southeast Missouri State '06) enters his first year on the Augsburg football coaching staff, serving as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.
Agboke has accomplished a lot in just short of a decade as a college football coach, serving in roles at all three NCAA levels. Most recently, he served as a defensive quality control coach at UCLA in the 2017 season, assisting in game plan implementation and creation, drills and recruiting.
Prior to his season in the Pac 12, he spent three years on the coaching staff at Division III Cortland State (N.Y.). He served as defensive coordinator and defensive line coach all three seasons, while also serving as assistant head coach in 2016. The Red Dragons won the Empire 8 Conference title in 2015, going 9-3 and advancing to the second round of the NCAA Division III national tournament. He also oversaw community service and alumni engagement at Cortland State, and created a first-of-its-kind mentorship program at the school. He coached 12 all-conference selections and two players who earned invitations to NFL preseason camps.
Agboke served as special teams coordinator, running game coordinator and defensive line coach at Division I Marist (N.Y.) from 2011-14. The Red Foxes won the Pioneer Conference title in 2013, and his teams earned four top-10 (eight top-20) national defensive rankings. He coached 11 all-conference selections, including Marist's first-ever NFL Draft selection.
He also coached at Division II Shippensburg (Pa.) as a defensive graduate assistant in 2010 and was a linebackers coach at Division III William Paterson (N.J.) in 2009.Â
Agboke earned his bachelor's degree in public relations from Southeast Missouri State in 2006, and his master's degree in organizational leadership and development from Shippensburg in 2011.
